Critical approaches to the history of western herbal medicine : from classical antiquity to the early modern period /
Why has the history of Western herbal medicine received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? What methods and sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and herbal pr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Why has the history of Western herbal medicine received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? What methods and sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and herbal practices of the past? This collection provides historians with a coherent guide to a variety of sources in relation to medicinal plants that they have thus far lacked. Critical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine encourages a serious re-assessment of research in the history of herbal. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 349 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441185808 1441185801 9781441143570 1441143572 9781474210577 1474210570 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781474210577 |